Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Yours At Midnight by Robin Bielman ~ Tour stop & GIVEAWAY



Source:  Received book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

From Goodreads:

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Lyric Whetsone only had eyes for Quinn Sobel's brother Oliver, until a car crash took Oliver's life on New Year's Eve. Then, a moment of shared grief between Quinn and Lyric became something more impassioned, something that frightened Quinn so much he ran from Lyric's bed and her life, disappearing for four long years.

Now Quinn's back for another New Year's Eve, struggling for closure, desperate to leave his grief in the past and make amends with the girl of his dreams.

But Lyric has a secret--one that could drive Quinn from her life forever. Will Quinn run away from the love and acceptance he's always wanted...or will he claim his New Year's kiss and make her his at midnight?

My Thoughts:




3 1/2 stars - a satisfying love story

I read this book in an evening.  It's fast and kept me hooked.  It's a charming story of a couple that grew up together but never got together.  For Quinn, it was his twin brother that held Lyric's attention.  Used to coming in second, he loved her from a far.  For Lyric, she was too focused on Oliver that she never realized that she had stronger feeling for Quinn.  That all is set aside for one night as they both deal with the grieve of losing Oliver.  Then Quinn is gone and Lyric tries to figure out her life after.  But when Quinn comes back four years later to try and find forgiveness, he discovers that the feelings he has for Lyric never left.

I love Quinn.  He's a bit clueless on one pretty big issue but you'll have to read this one to find out what that's about.  I enjoyed the idea of a set of twins caring for the same girl, though Oliver only ever saw Lyric as a friend.  Lyric is a little silly for me.  She did one thing that I just couldn't really wrap my head around.  That's okay because I'm not her but it made it hard for me to understand why.

The story flowed will with one little surprise.  I was able to guess the rest but it didn't take away from the fact that I really did enjoy reading about these two.  I certainly was cheering for them.  I wanted to shake each of them at different times.  Lyric was too tied to the attention seeking bad behavior of Quinn's past and Quinn may have over reacted about...um something. BUT both of those things are real, which this story feels.

If you like the adult contemporary scene, then this one is certainly worth your time. 


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About the author:

Robin Bielman lives in Southern California, a bike ride away from the ocean if she's feeling really adventurous. She loves books and baking and running on the treadmill while watching her favorite TV shows. When she's not reading or writing her next story, she's spending time with her high school sweetheart husband and two sons. She is addicted to cafe mocha's and if every day were Cupcake Day, she'd be a happy camper! She loves to connect with readers.


***GIVEAWAY***

Open International

$50 Gift card to winner's choice of Amazon, B&N, or TBD


  
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40 comments:

  1. Hi Valerie! Thanks for being part of my tour! I'm so glad you enjoyed reading about Quinn and Lyric.

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  2. This sounds like a good romance! I like that the story seems realistic. Thanks for the fab review!!

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  3. Oh, this sounds perfect for me! I'm glad you liked it, Val. I love a good, quick romance!

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  4. This sounds like my kind of book. Great post! (:

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  5. Thank you for the review, sounds like a good read.

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  6. Thanks for the review. Yours At Midnight sounds good!

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  7. Thank you for this lovely giveway :D I can imagine the books coming from this giveaway :D

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  8. Hy.thanks for doing this international.I follow your blog from Romania,eastern europe.

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  9. Thanks for sharing your review :) and post...

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  10. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Good review and the book sounds really good too!

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  11. I haven’t read any Bliss books yet but I LOVE their Brazen books :)
    This cover looks perfect for the story.

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  12. Great review and thanks for the giveaway!!

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  13. Count me in on this one, please.

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  14. I read this also...thought it was good...great giveaway always can buy more books...thank you

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  15. Oh, I always love this kind of story!
    Thank you so much for the giveaway, and for making it international.

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  16. Yay! Looks promising! Love these kinds of romance! Thanks!

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  17. Just wanted to pop in and thank everyone for commenting! Happy New Year and happy reading!

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  18. Thank you very much for this giveaway and A Happy New Year. Also I hope you meet your reading goal for the year :)

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  19. Thanks for the giveaway. The book looks great.
    Stephanie
    steph0828 at hotmail dot com

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  20. Thanks so much for the interview/blog tour. This book does look good :)

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  21. very cool giveaway! very cool indeed!

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  22. Great review! I'll have to check this one out. Thanks =)

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  23. Thanks for posting this. It sounds like a great read!;)

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  24. Sounds like a read I would be interested in. Adding it to my TBR list.

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  25. I kind of like the sound of this book, however, it sounds a little clichéd in a good way.

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  26. This sounds like a great book to curl up with on a cold day.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

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  27. Thanks for the review and thanks for the giveaway !

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  28. Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  29. I want to know what that secret is that no one is talking about. Grr... I want to know now!! (Stomps feet like a two year old)

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  30. We love books!! Thank you for the giveaway!!

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  31. It sounds great! Thanks for the chance to win!

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